The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-14

CLEAR.
BUSINESS dull.
SLIGHTLY warmer.
VERY little ice in the river.
The river here continues to fall.
TIE Tennessee aud Cumberland
rivers continue to fall.
NAVIGATION to points above and
below is fully resumed.
THE Ohas. P. Chouteau is on her
way from New Orleans to this port.
DURIsG the "a hours ending at noon
yesterday the river at this point fell 4
inches.
THE Ohio, which left this port last
week, is in safe harbor Just below Evans
Vile.
THE Alberta No. 3, Capt. Albert
Smith, will probably leave today for White
river.
CAPT HARRY STEIN, a son OF "Old
Napoleon" and formerly on the Charles
Morgan, is the happy father Of bouncing
babygirl'
The James Lee and Coahoma were
dropped down to tho landing yesterday
evening. and they will resume Ineir trips
this evening.
THE Anchor Line steamer CITY Of
Cairo. Capt. .shep. Lightner, is expected to
arrive here this morning, and she viii leave
tomorrow evening for Vicksburg ard all way
landings.
THE Big Helena, Capt. ALI GrisPom,
was at the Hlnauer mile yesterday taking
on lot Of oil cake. She is advertised to
leave here this evening for New Orleans and
way landings.
JAKE LEONARD is mats of the Ar
kansas river packet Joe Peters, and no will
have his hands full this trip. He isa good
one, however, and Will put OIL his freight
without trouble.
THE James Lee, Capt. Clsggett,
leaves this evening for Helena, Friars Point
and all way landings Messrs. VIM. Ash
ford, Will Darragh, John Rhodes and Chas.
Burr are her clerks.
THE Henry Lourey, with six bsrges
containing about 100 tons of miscollane0 us
freight, passed up yesterday afternoon. The
only bu'iness she transacted here was to
take en- 1850 boxes OF coal.
THE Coahoma is the Lee Line packet
leaving this evening for Gold Dust. 0sceola,
Ashport and all way landings on the upper
coast. Capt. Henry Cooper ommands, with
VIM. Smither, Sid Wheeler and Charlie
Leftwich in the office.
The Kate Adams, in command Of
the veteran Capt. Mark Cheek, is announced
| to leave here at o'clock this evening for
Helena, Terrene, Arkansas city and all way
landings. VIM. Blanker. Lon Hudson and
Morris Gans are her clerks.
THERE was very little ice in the river
yeeterday, an what there was of il was very
rotten and no impeachment 10 navigation. As
a cons equence the steamers James Lee, Goa
homa and Helena came down to the levee,
and will leave today for their respective
ports.
The Joe Peters left last night for
Arkansas river with the biggest trip Of
freight that she has taken out of this port
this season. Though the Arkansas river IL
still frozen over II 10 expected that by the
time she reaches the mouth the ice will have
all run out.
MATE L. s. MoGEARY, who has
charge of tho lower deck. Of the Thomas
Sherlock, yesterday had his license rs a
mate renewed. lie has been In charge Of
the lower decks of steamboats, for years, and
is one Of the best and most accommodating
men in the business.
The Kate Frisbie, with two bargee,
went to the relief of the Thomas Sherlock
late Wednesday night, and she, together
with the steamer Granite State, succeeded In
| getting the Sherlock shOat. All three steam
ers arrived here at daylight yesterday morn
| ing. 1t took some fifty laborers nine hours TO
transfer tho freight from the Frisbie ana
Granite State to the Sherlock. After this
work had been com pleted, the latter steamer
| drOpped down to the Elevator. took on tho
freight that had been takeu of her by the
Granite State and left last night for Gin
| cinnati.